First Program Directory

First Program Office
(212) 423-5431
fp_office@dalton.org

First Program After-School Program
(212) 423-5480


Nora Elish
First Program Director
Princeton University - A.B.
Bank Street College of Education - M.S.

Paula Simmons

Assistant to the First Program Director
Columbia University - B.A.

Jan Barnett

Assistant Director for Administration in the First Program and Assistant to Head of School for Special Projects
New York University - B.S.

Kelvina Butcher

Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning
Brooklyn College, City University of New York - B.A.
Bank Street College of Education - M.S.

Margaret Feiner

Administrative Coordinator
Fordham University

Karen Bass

Coordinator of Curriculum Integration
Long Island University - B.S.
Hunter College, City University of New York - M.S.

Sage Sevilla

Director of Diversity
Yale University - B.A.
Teachers College, Columbia University - M.A.

Francee Sugar

Director of Learning Support Services, K-12
Connecticut College - B.A.
The Union Institute - M.A.

Pamela O'Neill

Front Desk Receptionist

Debora Tascher
First Program Psychologist
State University of New York at Binghamton - B.A.
Columbia University - M.A.
Hofstra University - Ph.D.

Marybeth Hemenway

First Program Nurse
Curry College - B.A.

Susan Grossman Nieves

Director, After School Programs K-8
Hamilton College - B.A.
New York University - M.A.

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